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Components for Machine Construction

Capacitor
Capacitor
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A basic capacitor used in the construction of a variety of devices.

Advanced Capacitor
Advanced Capacitor
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
An advanced capacitor used in the construction of a variety of devices.

Super Capacitor
Super Capacitor
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A super-high capacity capacitor used in the construction of a variety of devices.

Scanning Module
Scanning Module
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A compact, high resolution scanning module used in the construction of certain devices.

Advanced Scanning Module
Advanced Scanning Module
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A compact, high resolution scanning module used in the construction of certain devices.

Phasic Scanning Module
Phasic Scanning Module
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A compact, high resolution phasic scanning module used in the construction of certain devices.

Micro Manipulator
Micro Manipulator
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A tiny little manipulator used in the construction of certain devices.
A better Manipulator inside a machine increases its build speed.

Nano Manipulator
Nano Manipulator
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A tiny little manipulator used in the construction of certain devices.
A better Manipulator inside a machine increases its build speed.

Pico Manipulator
Pico Manipulator
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A tiny little manipulator used in the construction of certain devices.
A better Manipulator inside a machine increases its build speed.

Micro-Laser
Micro-Laser
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A tiny laser used in certain devices.
A better Laser inside a machine increases its materials efficiency.

High-Power Micro-Laser
High-Power Micro-Laser
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A tiny laser used in certain devices.
A better Laser inside a machine increases its materials efficiency.

Ultra-High-Power Micro-Laser
Ultra-High-Power Micro-Laser
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A tiny laser used in certain devices.
A better Laser inside a machine increases its materials efficiency.

Matter Bin
Matter Bin
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A container for hold compressed matter awaiting re-construction.
Better Matter Bin in a machine increases its material storage space.

Advanced Matter Bin
Advanced Matter Bin
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A container for hold compressed matter awaiting re-construction.
Better Matter Bin in a machine increases its material storage space.

Super Matter Bin
Super Matter Bin
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A container for hold compressed matter awaiting re-construction.
Better Matter Bin in a machine increases its material storage space.

Subspace Treatment Disk
Subspace Treatment Disk
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A compact micro-machine capable of stretching out hyper-compressed radio waves.

Subspace Ansible
Subspace Ansible
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A compact module capable of sensing extradimensional activity.

Hyperwave Filter
Hyperwave Filter
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A tiny device capable of filtering and converting super-intense radiowaves.

Subspace Amplifier
Subspace Amplifier
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A compact micro-machine capable of amplifying weak subspace transmissions.

Subspace Wavelength Analyzer
Subspace Wavelength Analyzer
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A sophisticated analyzer capable of analyzing cryptic subspace wavelengths.

Ansible Crystal
Ansible Crystal
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A crystal made from pure glass used to transmit laser databursts to subspace.

Subspace Transmitter
Subspace Transmitter
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Machine construction
Strategy: Use it on the requiring machine frame
Description
A large piece of equipment used to open a window into the subspace dimension.


Mining

Diamond Pickaxe
Diamond Pickaxe
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Mining, hacking through something
Strategy: Use it on something you want to hack through
Description
A pickaxe with a diamond pick head, this is just like minecraft.

Sonic Jackhammer
Sonic Jackhammer
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Mining, blasting through something
Strategy: Use it on something you want to blast through
Description
Cracks rocks with sonic blasts, perfect for killing cave lizards.

Mining Drill
Mining Drill
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Mining, drilling through something
Strategy: Use it on something you want to drill through
Description
Yours is the drill that will pierce through the rock walls.

Diamond Mining Drill
Diamond Mining Drill
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Mining, drilling through something
Strategy: Use it on something you want to drill through
Description
Yours is the drill that will pierce the heavens!

Plasma Cutter
Plasma Cutter
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Mining, cutting through something
Strategy: Use it on something you want to cut down
Description
A rock cutter that uses bursts of hot plasma. You could use it to cut limbs off of xenos! Or, you know, mine stuff.


Miscellaneous

Component Design Disk
Component Design Disk
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Research
Strategy: Put designs onto this to use on an unlinked protolathe
Description
A disk for storing device design data for construction in lathes.

Technology Disk
Technology Disk
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Research
Strategy: Put research level data onto this to exchange with a different server
Description
A disk for storing technology data for further research.

Man-Machine Interface
Man-Machine Interface
Found in: Protolathe, Robotics Lab
Used for: Creating cyborgs or talking with the bodyless
Strategy: Guide to robotics
Description
The monstrous device used to give cyborgs life. The roboticist starts with a few empty ones and its low research requirements mean more can easily be built in the protolathe. A brain in an MMI has no limbs and is, of course, not capable of interacting with anything - but at least it can talk. There's also a radio-enabled version that lets those snooty brains complain about you over the radio.
Man-Machine Interface with a brain in it: px50
You can also build Radio-enabled MMIs.

Bag of Holding
Bag of Holding
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Holding things that hold things
Strategy: This item holds bulkier items, including normal backpacks.
WARNING: The fabric of Bluespace is fragile. Attempting to put a Bag of Holding inside another Bag of Holding will make fun things happen.
Description
A backpack that opens into a localized pocket of Blue Space.

Floral Somatoray
Floral Somatoray
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Botany
Strategy: Use this to mutate plants
Description
A tool that discharges controlled radiation which induces mutation in plant cells.

InteliCard
InteliCard
Found in: Bridge, Tech Storage, Research Director's Office
Used for: Stealing Restoring or transporting the AI
Strategy: Use on the AI's core to download it into the InteliCard
Description
Also known as an InteliCard AI Transportation System.

A functional AI is a possible Traitor objective.

Personal AI Device
Personal AI Device
Found in: Dormitory, Research Director's Office, Derelict Shuttle
Used for: Downloading your new best friend
Strategy: Click it in your hand to open the interface, load personalities and wait for a pAI personality to become available.
Description
This is a personal AI device.

Tracking Beacon
Tracking Beacon
Found in: Protolathe, key locations around the station
Used for: Teleporting to it
Strategy: Place it somewhere and use the teleporter hub to set it as your destination
Description
A beacon used by the Teleporter.

Welding Gas Mask
Welding Gas Mask
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Breathing air while welding
Strategy: Wear it while welding and breathing simultaneously
Description
A gas mask with built in welding goggles and face shield. Looks like a skull, clearly designed by a nerd.

Bluespace Beaker
Bluespace Beaker
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Transporting reagents or used in machine building
Strategy: Fill it with reagents or put it in a machine
Description
A bluespace beaker, powered by experimental bluespace technology and Element Cuban combined with the Compound Pete. Can hold up to 300 units.
A bigger beaker inside a machine increases its reagent storage space.

Cryostasis Beaker
Cryostasis Beaker
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Transporting reagents without having them blow up
Strategy: Fill it with reagents
Description
A cryostasis beaker that allows for chemical storage without reactions. Can hold up to 50 units.

Slime Extract
Slime Extract
Found in: Xenobiology
Used for: Research and interesting Grenades
Strategy: Use a Syringe to inject Plasma, blood or water into it
Description
Also known as a Slime Core.

Each kind of Slime has different effect that can be found here: Guide to Xenobiology The Formulas.
Unused Slime Extract is a possible Traitor objective.

Monkey Cube
Monkey Cube
Found in: Xenobiology, Getmore Chocolate Corp Vending Machine, Monkey Cube Box
Used for: Getting a Monkey when you really need one
Strategy: Splash water on it using a Beaker or a Fire Extinguisher. Make sure you unwrap it first.
Description
A Monkey Cube Box contain 8 Monkey Cubes.

Monkey Cube Box: px50

Large Grenade Casing
Large Grenade Casing
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Grenade construction
Strategy: Insert a Silver Slime Core and some Plasma and you have a instant party Grenade
Description
Makes it possible to use Slime Cores in grenades.

Tank Transfer Valve
Tank Transfer Valve
Found in: Toxins Lab
Used for: Making bombs
Strategy: Guide to toxins
Description
Should not be confused with the Manual Valve, even though they look (almost) totally the same.

A finished bomb: px50

Global Positioning System
Global Positioning System
Found in: Telescience Lab
Used for: Calibrating the Telepad
Strategy: Guide to telescience
Description
Transmits the universal coordinates to the Telepad Control Console.

Even though it is called a GPS, the name wrongly suggest that it has to do with a planet.

Bluespace Crystal
Bluespace Crystal
Found in: Xenobiology, Research and Development Lab, Telescience Lab
Used for: Upgrading the Telepad
Strategy: Guide to telescience
Description
A bluespace crystal with mystical properties. When crushed in your hand it will make you blink. When thrown at someone it will make them blink. Can be placed into the Telepad Control Console to upgrade the power of the Telepad. You can create Bluespace Crystals through Bluespace Slimes or through Research.

Weapons

Advanced Energy Gun
Advanced Energy Gun
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Shooting at people
Strategy: Shoot at people
Description
An energy gun with an experimental miniaturized reactor.

Stun Revolver
Stun Revolver
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Stunning people
Strategy: Shoot it at people, reload with a charger
Description
A high-tech revolver that fires stun cartridges. The stun cartridges can be recharged using a conventional energy weapon recharger.

Laser Cannon
Laser Cannon
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Shooting at people
Strategy: Shoot at people
Description
With the L.A.S.E.R. cannon, the lasing medium is enclosed in a tube lined with uranium-235 and subjected to high neutron flux in a nuclear reactor core. This incredible technology may help YOU achieve high excitation rates with small laser volumes!

Rapid Syringe Gun
Rapid Syringe Gun
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Shooting syringes at people, to heal of apprehend
Strategy: Reload it with full syringes and shoot em at someone
Description
A modification of the syringe gun design, using a rotating cylinder to store up to four syringes.

Temperature Gun
Temperature Gun
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Shooting at people, air conditioning
Strategy: Great for combating creatures which are weak to extreme temperatures
Description
A gun that changes temperatures.

Submachine Gun
Submachine Gun
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Shooting at people, drive-bys
Strategy: Point it at someone and pull the trigger
Description
A lightweight, fast firing gun. Uses 9mm rounds.

Ammunition Box (9mm)
Ammunition Box (9mm)
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Reloading weapons with 9mm ammunition
Strategy: Carry a few of these around if you have a 9mm gun
Description
There are x shells left!

Stun Shell
Stun Shell
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Stunning people with the shotgun
Strategy: Load it in the shotgun and shoot at people
Description
A stunning shell.

Xray Laser Gun
Xray Laser Gun
Found in: Protolathe
Used for: Shooting at people, radiology
Strategy: Very effective when used against crowds of people
Description
A high-power laser gun capable of expelling concentrated xray blasts.

Equipment

Slime Processor
Slime Processor
Found in: Xenobiology
Used for: Creating Slime Extract from dead baby Slimes
Strategy: Guide to xenobiology
Description
Using the regnant from a Purple Slime Extract on a Slime before killing and processing it will produce more Slime Extract.

Monkey Recycling Machine
Monkey Recycling Machine
Found in: Xenobiology
Used for: Recycling of dead Monkeys, will produce a Monkey Cube when full
Strategy: Guide to xenobiology
Description
The horror (or magic) it most use to do what it does.

Don't use living monkeys unless you want animal rights groups to stomp down your door.

Telepad
Telepad
Found in: Telescience Lab
Used for: Teleporting victims stuff around the station
Strategy: Guide to telescience
Description
Controlled by the Telepad Control Console.

Can be used to teleport anything that isn't bolted to the floor to it self or from it self to a place defined by the Telepad Control Console.

Guide to building a Telepad.

Protolathe
Protolathe
Found in: R&D Lab
Used for: Manufacturing items from materials
Strategy: Load it with materials and pick an item you want to make (if you have the research levels researched for them)
Description
Similar to an Autolathe, you load raw materials such as glass and metal sheets (but not other objects) into it for creating stuff. All the menus and other manipulation commands are in the R&D console.

Manufacturing list can be found here.

Guide to building a Protolathe.

Circuit Imprinter
Circuit Imprinter
Found in: R&D Lab
Used for: Manufacturing circuit boards
Strategy: Fill it with Polytrinic Acid and select a circuit board you want to print (if you have the research levels researched for them)
Description
Prints out all kinds of different circuit boards, depending on your research levels. Each of these can be used to build the machine their name stands for.

Manufacturing list can be found here.

Guide to building a Circuit Imprinter.

Exosuit Fabricator
Exosuit Fabricator
Found in: Robotics
Used for: Manufacturing robot parts
Strategy: Load it with materials and pick an item you want to make (if you have the research levels researched for them)
Description
Creates robot parts from metal. Can be synchronized with the R&D research levels for new cyborg/mech components. They cannot be hacked and require Robotics access to operate.

If deconstructed and replaced with better components (better manipulator, matter bins and micro laser), the Exosuit Fabricator will construct parts more quickly.
Manufacturing list can be found here.

Guide to building an Exosuit Fabricator.